Homemade reels
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- Madman2014
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Homemade reels
Just finished carving a few hand line reels out of a tea box, will have pictures up by tomorrow. Already have one rigged up with 10lb test. Hope I can try it out befor it gets too cold to fish lol.
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Re: Homemade reels
Out of a tea box...that I'm interested to see!
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Re: Homemade reels
Here they are, first time I've tried to make a reel like this.
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Re: Homemade reels
Here's a bit of a size reference, This is a 9 inch reel I bought last year with the ones I made
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Re: Homemade reels
That's pretty neat and it's cost effective. The only drawback is that you probably can't cast directly out from the spool like the ones you bought. I bet it's very well suited for your catfishing.
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Re: Homemade reels
Lol I bought the yoyo for ocean fishing, I first got into it when I was about 6. We were standing on a bridge that crossed over a lake and saw a bunch of brim(Bluegills) and I had my tackle box in the car, the rest is history. Its been a while since I've used a hand line but I hope to change that soon.
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Re: Homemade reels
I am fishing more with rod and reel now but I always find myself reaching for my handline whenever the situation or place allows it.
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Re: Homemade reels
Is there any particular species of fish you like to target?
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I'm more into saltwater fishing and I love reef fishing. Nothing particular but tuskfish, snappers and emperors always get me excited!
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Re: Homemade reels
The last time I hooked anything descent sized I ended up with a broken line and a headache